All three Bedford County Christmas novellas in one boxed set: These Simple Gifts, Tangles and Tinsel, and A Canine Christmas
These Simple Gifts
After eighteen years of living in the shadow of danger and shame, preschool teacher Annalee Prichard wants to keep life simple. It works until her best friend gets her entangled with a Christmas charity event. When the event’s entertainment backs out, it’s up to Annalee to convince her high school crush, Nick Daniels, to step into the gig.
Nick Daniels learned the hard way that pride truly does come before a fall. He sacrificed everything to achieve fame. And now homely Annalee Pritchard shows up and begs him to flirt with fame once again—all in the name of Christian charity.
Little does Annalee know that her fearsome past is about to rear its ugly and perilous head and drag her and Nick down together.
Tangles and Tinsel
For the first Christmas in years, Kimberley Saint John may get the peace on Earth she’s dreamt of. Daddy’s been sober going on two years, and she might have a chance at a life of her own. She’d love it if that family included her childhood friend Jax Jenson and his kids.
Jax doesn’t understand why no one has snatched up sweet, beautiful Kim. Then again, the way she carries betrayal around like battle gear might be reason enough. And he isn’t knight-in-shining-armor material. His late wife could’ve told her that.
Kim’s dreams dissipate like fog in a holler when Mama shows up after a twenty-year absence, sending Kim into a tailspin of worry for her daddy. Desperate, she turns to the one man who gets her—Jax.
A Canine Christmas
Amelia Hutchinson can’t seem to find her place in the world. Or maybe she’s just watched too many Christmas Hallmark movies. But come on, how come Aurora Teagarden and Hallie Dean get more exciting careers, and all Amelia gets to be is a mail carrier?
Rayce Jasper just wants to sell his late granddad’s farm and throw away the painful past that comes with it as soon as possible. But the memories of the man who betrayed him, a ditzy mail lady, and a strange request put a kink in his agenda.
As Rayce’s and Amelia’s worlds collide, neither of them can deny that God must be weaving His own Christmas story for the two of them.
